Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
135 WHUS71 KLWX 200352 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1152 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025 ANZ530>532-535-536-538>542-200500- /O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-250420T0400Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1152 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... Winds are diminishing in the following zones... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... Chester River to Queenstown MD...Eastern Bay... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD. $$ ANZ533-534-537-543-200900- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-250420T0900Z/ Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1152 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from North Beach MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$